GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) AND REMOTE SENSING GEOSPATIAL ONLINE DATA MANAGEMENT PROJECT FOR THE MAUMEE WATERSHED, OHIO

摘要

This poster presents an overview of the development of an integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing geospatial online data management project for the Maumee River watershed in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The Maumee River watershed is the largest drainage basin that discharges into the Great Lakes. Although the watershed is largely a rural landscape, several major urban-industrial cities, including Fort Wayne and Toledo are located along the river. Many water quality concerns are present, including non-point rural runoff that contributes significant amounts of sediment into the Maumee River. There is an important need to collect, organize and assess the available information and better determine the status of the changes underway within the watershed. In 2005, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) entered into a five year agreement with the Geographic Information Science & Applied Geography (GISAG) Research Center at the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toledo, Ohio. The work performed will assist NRCS in undertaking sub-watershed rapid resource assessments, watershed and area planning, farm conservation planning, and delivery of conservation technical assistance and conservation cost-share programs authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill. The tasks undertaken with this project consist of: 1) Annually determining land cover and crop rotations via remote sensing techniques; 2) Combining Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan data layers to establish Maumee Watershed Project Area GIS database; and 3) Establishing Maumee Watershed Project GIS Website to provide educational and informational outreach with other project partners, resource managers, and the general public.